Surgical écraseur.



No. 736,744. PATENTED AUG. 18, 1903.

L. R. KRATZMUBLLER.

SURGICAL GRASBUR.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.y 28, 1903.

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Patented August 18, 1903.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

LOUIS R. KRATZMUELLER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SURGICAL CRASEUR.

SPECIFICATION forming part f Letters Eatent N0. 736,744, dated August 18, 1903. Application led February 28. 1903. Serial No. 145,470. (No mocleLy To tI/Z whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LoUIs R. KRATZMUEL- lLER, acitizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Chicago, in the county of Cook andState of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Surgical Instruments, of which the 'following is a speciiication.

'lhe main object of my invention is to provide a simple and improved surgical instrument suitable for use in cutting or gripping certain tissues, and particularly adapted for such operations as the removal of the tonsils and growths in the ear, nose, and throat. I accomplish this object by the device shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a surgical instrument constructed according to my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same, partly broken away. Fig. 3 is an enlarged section of a portion of same, showing the means for securing a loop of Wire to same. Fig. 4v is a transverse section of the shank of same on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

In the device shown the handle 1 is suitably formed at the end 2 for being grasped by the hand of the operator. The shank 3 is rigidly secured at the end 5 of the handle 1 and is disposed transversely of said handle. The shank 3 is tubular and is preferably of cylindrical form at its free end 6. A member 7 is slidably mounted within the cavity in the interior of the shank 3 and is provided with a needle-like extension 3, fitting the interior of the part 6 ot' the shank 3. A lever 9 is fulorumed at lO to the handle 1 and has a curved arm 9/ extending through the longitudinal slots 1l in the shank 3 and through the aperture 12 in the member 7. rlhe arm 9' of the lever 9 has a cam action on the shoulders at the ends of the aperture 12 and serves to move the member 7 longitudinally through the cavity within the shank 3, the limiting positions of the member 7 within the shank 3 being indicated,respectively,in Figs. 1 and 2.

The relative movement of the shank 3 and the member 7serves to operate a gripping or cutting device at'tbeend of the shank 3. In the drawings this cutting device is shown in the form of a snare, being a loop of Wire 17 or other suitable lameut adapted to be drawn into the shank 3 and act as a cutting edge when said loop is contracted.

The end 13 ot the member 7 is provided with two eyes 14 and is grooved at 15 in the Way of suoli eyes. When the lever 9 and the handle 1 are in the position shown in Fiv. 1, the end 13 of the member 7 projects through the aperture 16 in the end of the shank 3 and the ends of a loop of wire 17 are attached thereto, as shown in Fig. 3. rPhe slot 12 is preferably provided with a friction-roller 18, which forms a shoulder for the cam-arm 9' to bear upon.

'lhe operation of the device shown is as follows: A iilament of wire is threaded into the eyes 14 of the member 7 when the parts of the device are in the position shown in Fig. l. The arm 18 of the lever 9 is now moved toward the handle 1 sufficiently to draw the member 7 into the shank 3, so that the part 6 will cover the ends of the Wire 17, thereby securely fastening the ends of the wire and protecting the patient from injury by such ends. The loop 17 is then passed over the tonsil or other part that is to be cut and the lever 9 drawn down against the handle l, drawing the loop 17 entirely into the part 6 of the shank 3. The rapid contraction of the loop causes the fine wire to out through the tissues which are engaged by same.

It will be seen that some of the details of the construction shown may be altered Without departing from the spirit of my invention. I therefore do not confine myself to 4such details, except as hereinafter limited in the claims.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a surgical instrument, the combination of a handle; a shank secured to said handle and disposed transversely of same; a member mounted on said shank and slidable longitudinally thereof; a shoulder on said member; a lever fulcrumed on said handle and having thereon a cam adapted to slidingly engage said shoulder and cause said member to move along said shank, when said lever is turned on its fulcrum, substantially as described.

2. In a surgical instrument, the combination of a handle; a tubular shank secured to said handle and disposed transversely of same; a member mounted Within said shank and slidable longitudinally thereof; a shoulder on said member; a lever fulcrulned on said handle and having thereon a Cain adapted to slidinglyengage saidshoulderand cause said member to move along said shank, when said lever is turned on its fulcrum, substantially as described.

3. In a surgical instrument, the combination of a handle slotted near one end; a tubular shank secured to the slotted end of said handle, disposed transversely of said handle and having therein a longitudinal slot substantially in the plane of the slot in said handie; a member mounted on said shank and slidable longitudinally thereof; a shoulder on said member, a lever fulcrumed on said handle and having thereon a cam extending through the slots in said handle and shank and engaging said shoulder, said cam being adapted to slidingly engage said shoulder and cause said member to move along said shank when said lever is turned on its fulcrum, substantially as described.

4. In a surgical instrument, the combination of a handle; a hollow shank secured to said handle and having an aperture at one end; a member mounted Within said shank and slidable longitudinally thereof; a laT ment having its ends secured to said member and forming a loop outside of said aperture; and a cam adapted to move said member along said shank and draw said filament throughk said aperture, thereby contracting said loop, substantially as described.

5. In a surgical instrument, the combination of a handle; a hollow shank secured to said handle and having therein a slot extending longitudinally of same; a member mounted in said shank and slidable longitudinally thereof, said member having a slot extending transversely through same and registering with the slot in said shank; a lever fulcrumed 011 said handle and having a curved i arm extending through both of said slots and adapted, through sliding contact with said member to move same along said shank when said lever is turned on its fulcrum, substantially as described.

Signed at Chicago this 10th day of February, 1903.

LOUIS R. KRATZM UELLER.

W itnesses:

BLANCHE MICHAEL, WM. R. RUMMLER. 

